The Butcher Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Kill Quick or Die | 1971 | Buy |
| Flawed | 2014 | N/A |
| Carnage | - | N/A |
| Come Watch Him Die | 1971 | Buy |
| Blood Debt | 1972 | Buy |
| Keepers of Death | 1973 | Buy |
| Fire Bomb | 1973 | Buy |
| Deadly Deal | 1973 | Buy |
| Valley of Death | 1974 | Buy |
| Deadly Doctor | 1974 | Buy |
| Blood Vengeance | 1975 | Buy |
| African Contract | 1975 | Buy |
| Suicide in San Juan | 1975 | Buy |
| The Cubano Caper | 1976 | Buy |
| The U.N. Affair | 1976 | Buy |
| Mayday Over Manhattan | 1976 | Buy |
| Hollywood Assassin | 1976 | Buy |
| Instant Dead | 1976 | Buy |
| Grecian Bloodbath | 1976 | Buy |
| Venetian Vendetta | 1977 | Buy |
| The Corporate Caper | 1977 | Buy |
| The Terror Truckers | 1977 | Buy |
| The Judas Judge | 1979 | Buy |
| September Slaughter | 1980 | Buy |
| Kill Them Silently | 1980 | Buy |
| Coffin Corner, U.S.A. | 1981 | Buy |
| The Hoodoo Horror | 1981 | Buy |
| Go Die in Afghanistan | 1981 | Buy |
| The Man from White Hat | 1982 | Buy |
| Gotham Gore | 1982 | Buy |
The Butcher is a men’s action-adventure series published between 1971 and 1982. The series follows a vigilante figure through thirty novels. Kill Quick or Die (1971) launched the series, which includes titles like Blood Debt (1972), Fire Bomb (1973), and Gotham Gore (1982). The books were published under various house pseudonyms.
The books were published by Pinnacle Books and follow the Butcher, a former syndicate enforcer who turned against the mob. Each novel sends him to a different location for a self-contained mission. Titles like African Contract (1975), Venetian Vendetta (1977), and Go Die in Afghanistan (1981) reflect the globe-trotting nature of the series.
Like other men’s adventure paperback series of the era, the Butcher books were produced quickly and sold cheaply. Multiple ghostwriters contributed under the house name. The series is now collected by fans of 1970s pulp fiction, and original paperback copies can be hard to find in good condition.